Standing at the Scratch Line - Rilegato

Johnson, Guy

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ISBN 10: 0375501584 ISBN 13: 9780375501586

Casa editrice: Random House Inc, 1999

Riassunto

Forced to leave his Louisiana home after killing two white deputies during a raid on a rival's smuggling operation, Le Roi Boudreaux Tremain joins the army, where he becomes King Tremain, an angel of vengeance who kills based on his own code of honor, love, and loyalty. A first novel. 50,000 first printing. Tour.

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Recensione:

"Eminently readable."—Entertainment Weekly

"Tremain has the qualifications to be one of literature's most versatile heroes."—The Wall Street Journal

"An exuberant novel about dreaming big dreams and honoring black heroes. A page turner full of pride, energy and passionate people."—Black Issues Book Review
From the Trade Paperback edition.

L'autore:

Guy Johnson, the son of Dr. Maya Angelou, completed college in Egypt. After graduating,  he managed a bar on Spain's Costa del Sol, ran a photo-safari service from London through Morocco and Algeria to the Spanish Sahara, and worked on the oil rigs in Kuwait. He has recently taken a medical leave from the the local government of Oakland, California, where he was a manager for over twenty years. Johnson's poetry has appeared in Essence magazine as well as in My Brother's Keeper, an anthology of black male poets. He lives in Oakland with his wife and son.

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• Editore: Random House Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0375501584
• ISBN 13: 9780375501586
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 548